Leading Off: Pictures of the Week

Leading Off: Pictures of the Week

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Relief pitcher Mariano Rivera places flowers at home plate in memory of George M. Steinbrenner III before the Yankees played the Tampa Bay Rays at Yankee Stadium on July 16. The New York Yankees honored Steinbrenner and Bob Sheppard on the field before the game.

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J.W. Harris of May, Texas, did an unplanned somersault over a bull called Even Money at the Calgary Stampede in Alberta. Harris was disqualified for slapping the bull with his free hand during the ride. The previous day Harris, a two-time world champion bullrider, had celebrated his 24th birthday by winning $5,500 with the best performance of the day, an 87-point ride on a bull named Kin Deadly.

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Steve Lloyd from Alix, Alberta, flips a calf in the Tie-Down Roping event during the Calgary Stampede on July 14. Lloyd was competing to get into the final day of the annual rodeo, the richest one day event in rodeo, which gives away over one million dollars in prize money.

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The pack ride past sunflowers during the 184.5 km and 14th stage of the Tour de France between Revel and Ax-Trois-Domaines on July 18.

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Second place in the overall standings, Spain's Alberto Contador holds energy bars as he rides during the 196 km and 13th stage of the Tour de France on July 17.

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Allyson Felix of the U.S. cruises to victory in the 200m final at the Paris IAAF Diamond League meet on July 16.

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David Oliver of the U.S. wins the 110m hurdles at the Paris IAAF Diamond League on July 16.

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Nine-time world champion Valentino Rossi of Italy (Fiat Yamaha Team) steers his bike during the training of the Grand Prix of Germany on July 16 in Hohenstein-Ernstthal, eastern Germany. The 31-year-old Italian was given the green light to make a return to MotoGP on July 18, just 40 days after suffering a double fracture of his right leg.

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Spain's Ducati rider Aleix Espargaro (left) and France's Honda driver Randy De Puniet (right) crash during the Moto Grand Prix of Germany on July 18.

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Amateur boxers spar under the archway at Dumbo Fight Night, held in Brooklyn (under the Manhattan Bridge) on July 14. The event was sponsored by Gleason's Gym. The Underpass was closed for 17 years before reopening in 2008, trying to bring business into the "DUMBO" district.

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New York Yankees pitcher A.J. Burnett hits Nick Swisher with a pie in the face after Swisher drove in the winning run in the ninth inning of their home game against the Tampa Bay Rays on July 16.

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Alejandro Gomez of Venezuela celebrates after winning the 1,500 meter freestyle at the XXI Central American & Caribbean Games in Mayaguez Puerto Rico on July 18.

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Tiger Woods blows an insect off his ball on the 14th hole during the first round of the 139th Open Championship on the Old Course, St Andrews on July 15 in Scotland.

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Tom Watson waved farewell to the Old Course at St. Andrews while standing on the Swilcan Bridge. Watson, who was competing in the second round of the British Open, kissed one of the bridge stones then hit his second shot to within a foot of the flag and birdied the hole. The 60-year-old golfer, a five-time British Open champion, missed the cut by two strokes. He has four years left on the exemption he earned for finishing second in last year's Open, but the tournament is not scheduled to return to St. Andrews until at least 2015.